Sapphire Quail-Dove

Sapphire Quail-dove
Illustration by Keulemans, 1893
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Genus: Geotrygon
Species: G. saphirina
Binomial name
Geotrygon saphirina
Bonaparte, 1855
Synonyms
  • Osculatia purpurea
  • Geotrygon purpurata

The Sapphire Quail-dove (Geotrygon saphirina) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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